CA1046920A - Adjustale height chair - Google Patents

Adjustale height chair

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CA1046920A
CA1046920A CA243,403A CA243403A CA1046920A CA 1046920 A CA1046920 A CA 1046920A CA 243403 A CA243403 A CA 243403A CA 1046920 A CA1046920 A CA 1046920A
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seat
chair
frame portion
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base frame
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David R. James
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K11/00Closets without flushing; Urinals without flushing; Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets
    • A47K11/04Room closets; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets, e.g. night chairs ; Closets for children, also with signalling means, e.g. with a music box, or the like

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A sanitary chair has a frame comprising a seat frame portion and a base frame portion. The seat portion is supported on the base portion by telescopic support means, whereby to allow adjustment of the supported height of an apertured seat of the chair. The frame structure tapers to provide an opening at the rear larger than the front of the chair, whereby a plurality of similar chairs can be stacked in line nesting one within the other.

Description

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~ his invention relates to sanitary chairs, i.e~ to chairs with an apertured seat adapted to be positioned over a W.C. pedestal for toiletting purposes.
Such chairs are normally designed so as to be used universally with the very wide range o~ W.C. pedestal heights which are encountered. ~here is a considerable difference in height between some modern low suite pedestals and the high pedestals which one finds, ~or example, in the older hospitals and institutions where the chairs are commonly used. ~he normal construction does not readily lend itself to any form of height adjustment, and thus chairs are used which are incon-veniently and unnecessarily high in many situations, or which cannot be used with many pedestals.
~he object o~ the invention is to provida a new design of sanitary chair which enables the seat height to ~e adJusted and which facilitates storage o~
a-plurality of chairs when not in use.
According to the invention a mobile sanitar~
chair has a tubular metal ~rame comprising a base frame portion and a seat ~rame portion, said base frame portion having two upstandi~g seat support members respectivel~
disposed adjacent rear corners o~ the chair, ground-support wheels mounted below the base ~rame portion, an apertured toilet seat supported b~ said seat ~rame portion;
said seat ~rame portion having two support members respectivel~ engaging said seat support members o~ the base ~rame portion to provide two telescopic supports whi~h allow height adjustment of the seat with the seat ~rame portion ~upported b~ the base frame portion in a . ~ ','.

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forwardly cantilevered manner~ and separate locking means respectively associated with the two telescopic supports to retain a preset height adjustment, the frame being open at the rear below the seat and the ~rame tapering in plan view from front to rear whereby to enable a plurality of similar chairs to be stacked horizontally in line nesting one within the otherO
~ or said height adjustment the base frame portion may have upwardly projecting stubs which provide said seat support members and telescopically engage within said two support member o~ the seat ~rame portion. Preset height adjustment may be retained by cross pins through register-ing holes in the stubs and support members, the stubs and/or support members having a range of such holes appropriately spaced ~or stepwise height adjustment.
Generally speaking, heightwise adjustment over a range of 4 to 5 inches is desirable with a minimum ground clearance beneath the seat of about 17 inches.
A hinged footrest may be provided, which hinges upwardly to behind the ~ron~ of the seat to facili-tate entry and exit to and ~rom the chair. ~hiæ
~ootrest may be hinged on a cross member towards the ~ront of the base ~rame~ and in the operative down position the ~ootrest may rest on the mountings o~ two ~ront castors o~ the chair.
Side support arms are preferably ~itted and may be in accordance with our co-pendin~ Patent Application ~o. 243402. ~he chair is desirably substantially entirely of tubular steel construction, apart ~rom a moulded seat and backrest.
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member which is generally 'V' shaped with a rounded and forwardly facing apex, on which -the apertured moulded seat is directly supported. ~his frame member, or an alternative locating member, may be disposed so that it engages the W.C. pan to locate the seat accurately abo~e -the pan, thereby facilitating correct positioning of the chair.
A sanitary chair in accordance with the invention will now be described by way of example 10and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a front view of the chair; --~
~ igure 2 is a side view thereof; and Figure 3 is a plan view on the line III - III in Figure 2.
~ he chair has a tubular frame construction, and comprises a mobile chassis base frame portion 10 . ~ ..
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and a seat portion 11 in-te~ral with a backrest portion 12. ~he drawings show a toilet pan which clips on below the seat portion 11 for use as a commode chair, the pan 13 not being ~itted when the chair is used for its more usual toilet function in conjunction with a W.C.
~he chassis frame portion 10 is open at the rear so that the chair can be wheeled backwards over a - --W:C. pan, and it has four corner cas-tors 14. ~he front ; castors have brakes 15 which can be applied to immobiliss the chair when in posi-tion. Vertical rear corner members 16 have the rear castors 14 fitted to -them, and the por-tion 10 ~urther comprises spaced parallel side members ; - -~
17 and 18 at each side interconnec-ted by a cross member ~ . . ..
l9 towards the front of the chassis. ~he upper side members 18 are bent downwardly at the front to provide wertical end portions to which the ~ront castors 14 are fitted.
As can be seen ~rom Figures 1 and 3 the side members 17 and 18 at the two sides of the chassis are i -~
mutually inclined, to provide in plan view a generally trapezium shape narrower at the fron~. ~hus the chair fits into the rear of a similar chair, and hence a plurality of chairs can be stacked in a small space in nesting relationship, one fitting into the rear o~
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A footrest 20 of the chassis portion 10 is hinged on the front cross member 19 and7 in the operative ;~
down position shown, rests on the mountin~s 21 o~ the front castors 11~.
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frame member 22 which is generally V-shaped and disposed in a horizontal planeD It has short rear support stru-ts 23 but is rnainly cantilevered from corner rear support legs 24. These legs 2~ telescopically engage the chassis corner members 16 for the.purpose of heightwise adjust-men-t of the seat portion 10. The adjustment is set, once made to suit the height of a particular W.C~ pedestal, by ~.
means of pins 25 inserted through registering hjoles in the.legs 24 and chassis me~bers 16, the latter forming stubs engaging within the legs 240 Alternatively the I :
legs 24 may engage within the members 16. ~ ;
A cross member 27 interconnects the support legs 24 and to this a moulded toilet seat 28 is rear-wardly' hinged. ~he seat 28 is similar to a normal W.C.
toilet seat and has lower support pads 28a by which it rests on the frame member 22, when in the dol~n position.
~he cross member 27 is above the frame member 22 so that it does not impede nesting o~ two chairs, be~ore which.the sea-t 28 of the rear chair is hinged up out of the wa~
~he back portion 13 comprises two side frame members 29 which extend upwardly from the legs 24 and are mutually inclined inwardly to pxovide back support ~or a moulde~ backrest 30. At a suitable level the members 29 .
are out-turned to provide hand grips 31 b~ which the chair . .
can be propelled. Welded to each o~ the side members 29 is a pivotal mounting 32 ''or an armrest 33~
Each armrest 33 can pivot as a whole 9 to one side and ~bout a generally vertical but slightly rear- . -wardly inclined axis in the corresponding mounting 32, ~0 out of the way to enable an elderly.user to be slid on .' ` ' ' '~ .

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to the sea-t 28 from that side. Inturned end portions 34 o~ -the armrests provide front support for -the user, ~lhich is especially valuable with the elderly and infirm. The armrests ~3 are sel~-locking in position, having -to be lifted slightl~ before they can be turned to the side in the mountings 32.
When side access is no~ required, the end portions 34 can be turned upwardly and-outwardl'y on their own on the main side members 35 of ths armrests 3~.
Thus they can be turned out of the way, about more or `
less horizontal axes aligned with ~he side members 35, to allow ~ront access to the chair between the armrests 33. ;
The end portions 34 turn freely through about 180 between the laterally inturned ~xont support position shown and ' -~
the laterally out-turned ~ront entry position. In the ' ;
lat-ter position they can provide a hand grip and support ¦ -~
to assist a disabled user when entering or leaving the chair~ ¦
- As a modification, the seat ~8 may be hinged about a rear axis set up above the seat level, thus ~-. .
providing a construction such that as two chairs are nested one within the other the seat o~ the rear chair automatically lifts the seat o~ the ~ront chair so as to slide beneath it. Alternatively, the seat 28 may be permanently ~ixed to the support frame 22, which mag then bè recessed into the bottom o~ the seat 28~ the ~rame 22 then being hinged to -the support leg structure.
~urther the toilet aperture in the seat 28 ma~ be extended rearwardl~ throu~h to the back of the seat which ~0 is thus cut away centrally at the rear. ~his provides a . :

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hygenic arrangement which materially cuts down soiling ~ -o~ -the seat. . -, As a further modification, it is envisaged ,.
that the seat 28 and the backrest 30 may be formed as a one piece plastics moulding.
Due to the facility ~or height adjustment, the chair is very suitable for use with an automatic W.C. of .. :
the type generally known by the trade mark "Clos-o-Mat", and which incorporates automatic washing and hot-air drying arrangements. ~hese do not operate satisfactorily with an excessive clearance,between the W.C. pedestal and the seat,,with the result that the~.cannot be used with man~ prior sanitary chairs not of the appropriate-height~

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Claims (9)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:-
1. A mobile sanitary chair having a tubular metal frame comprising a base frame portion and a seat frame portion, said base frame portion having two upstanding seat support members respectively disposed adjacent rear corners of the chair, ground-support wheels mounted below the base frame portion, an apertured toilet seat supported by said seat frame portion, said seat frame portion having two support members respectively engaging said seat support members of the base frame portion to provide two telescopic supports which allow height adjustment of the seat with the seat frame portion supported by the base frame portion in a forwardly cantilevered manner, and separate locking means respectively associated with the two telescopic supports to retain a preset height adjustment, the frame being open at the rear below the seat and the frame tapering in plan view from front to rear whereby to enable a plurality of similar chairs to be stacked horizontally in line nesting one within the other.
2. A sanitary chair according to claim 1, wherein said support members of the base frame portion comprise upwardly projecting stubs, and said support members of the seat frame portion comprise tubular support legs fitting over the upwardly projecting stubs.
3. A sanitary chair according to claim 1, wherein each of said separate locking means comprises a cross pin which engages through registering holes in the support members of the corresponding telescopic support.
4. A sanitary chair according to claim 1, wherein a hinged footrest is provided which hinges upwardly to behind the front of the seat to facilitate entry to and exit from the chair.
5. A sanitary chair according to claim 4, wherein the footrest is hinged on a cross member of the base frame portion towards the front of the chair, and in the operative down position rests on the mountings of two front castors of the chair.
6. A chair according to claim 19 wherein the seat frame portion comprises a frame member on which the apertured seat is directly supported and which is disposed so that it engages a W.C. pan to locate the seat accurately above the pan.
7. A chair according to claim 6, wherein said frame member is generally V shaped with a rounded and forwardly facing apex.
8. A chair according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said apertured seat is hinged about a rear axis set up above the seat level, so that as two chairs are nested one within the other the seat of the rear chair automatically lifts the seat of the front chair to slide beneath it.
9. A chair according to any one of claims 1 to 3, having support means for supporting a toilet pan for use as a commode chair, the toilet pan being detachable for use of the chair with a w.C.
CA243,403A 1975-01-21 1976-01-13 Adjustale height chair Expired CA1046920A (en)

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GB2538/75A GB1496583A (en) 1975-01-21 1975-01-21 Sanitary and commode chairs
GB2539/75A GB1496584A (en) 1975-01-21 1975-01-21 Sanitary chairs
GB22481/76A GB1496585A (en) 1975-01-21 1976-01-14 Sanitary and commode chairs

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CA243,402A Expired CA1059420A (en) 1975-01-21 1976-01-13 Inturned arm chair

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